Thousands of Community Voices
Creating strategic plans for your community begins with engaging thousands of voices. It’s an inspiring endeavor for any planner, one grounded in reality, challenges, and hope for the future of a community. As an architect and an artist, I look at engagement and creating these plans differently. Without some of the most important voices at the table, the city staff, many plans may fail to make an impact.

Bio:
Rebekah Kik graduated from Andrews University (2003) with a Masters of Architecture and the University of Notre Dame with a Post Graduate degree in Architecture & Urban Design (2007). Both schools offered a traditional architectural education with a concentration in urban design. She began her professional career pursuing architecture where she worked in premier firms both in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Rebekah traveled the country creating designs for small homes, historical façade renovation, and infill in existing neighborhoods. Currently, she works for the City of Kalamazoo pursuing new levels of engaging the community and economic models for the sustainability of a great mid-sized city.